Short Purple Cayenne

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Short Purple Cayenne
Cayenne Short PurpleEdit
A-L-P-5-006
C. annuum
30,000 - 50,000
Hot (15,001–100,000 SHU)
PurpleEdit
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This C. annuum cultivar. Ripens to purple, long/tapered pods. Heat sits around 30,000–50,000 SHU — solid heat — enough to make you pay attention. Roots trace to French Guiana (historical). A cayenne-type pepper, bred for drying and grinding into powder or flakes.

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How hot is the Short Purple Cayenne?

The Short Purple Cayenne measures 30,000–50,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 6 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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